application; request; petition
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
ascending a mountain stream (recreational activity)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
stepwise; one step at a time
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
changeable; unsettled; inconstant; fickle (e.g. weather)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to surround; to crowd around
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
scenery; scene; landscape
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog